from my notebook
>> Saturday, June 5, 2010
{dear eli}
My little child, my boy.
You have a fire within and a spark that's contagious.
Your cheeks the softest I've ever felt, ever kissed.
Sometimes I project your traits
onto a teenage version of you. And I worry
for those days when you will push me away, defiant and strong.
You are my boy, and your feisty-ness is mine to cherish, to recognize in myself.
So I will nurture you as best I can. Loving you, directing your energies
into safe places.
And I will love you completely.
10 comments:
Mmm.... so sweet.
incredibly sweet. i can't wait to see my son for some hugs now (and my little girl as well)
I find myself surprised that it comes off as sweet. ;)
I wrote it (and posted) during times of exasperation and even the tiniest hint of anxiety. But there is sweetness in the whole of him, so maybe that's what shines through here.
I have one like that, and I know the feeling...
Steph
Yes.
Completely and Forever.
I love your notebook. :)
hmm.
yes. my son is 15 and while not defiant he is definitely closed up. not sharing alot and it is Brutal. every once in a while he lets his old self shine through and the delight I feel floors me.
I feel this so much lately ... the softness of my boys' cheeks is still there, but everynight I wonder if maybe the next day, my oldest's will be a little older, a little more worn.
Oh my...I've been thinking so much lately of my future big boy who is getting bigger by the moment and almost turning three. We are in love with each other currently....there is no other lap he wants to cuddle in. For now. And I'm savoring it...
Hope you're weekend's been relaxing...
xo
Lee
P.S. I suddenly realized I owe you an email....
I love having boys. They are at once tender and yet also wild. It's so intense. I never imagined I would so much.
Great tribute to him. You'll make a difference in his life by sharing this stuff.
And because of you, he'll always know what unconditional love is, and always know he belongs. That's good stuff, Mama.
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